The numbers at the top reflected the only reality that mattered — it was an even game, tied 1-1.

"Whenever you outshoot somebody by a lot, all it takes is one bounce and they're right back in it," Powers coach Travis Perry said.

That one bounce went Powers' way, allowing the Chargers to break free from the Titans and win 5-2 in a Division 3 regional championship game Saturday afternoon.

Powers defenseman Adam Borowiak scored with 9.3 seconds left in the first period to break the tie. Borowiak took a shot from inside the right point that went through traffic in front of the net, hit goalie Bostyn Drapp and trickled across the goal line.

"It was big, coming back with the momentum going into the second," Borowiak said. "I didn't really see much, just a bunch of people in front of me. I tried to get it through and it did. I know he's not going to see it. I was just trying to throw it on net."

The boost from Borowiak's late goal carried into the second period, as Dane Genord tipped in a shot by defenseman Steve Adams to make it 3-1 at the 31-second mark. Genord kept the puck inside the line twice before scoring.

The game was pretty much over at that point, as Powers has a 39-1-1 record the past two seasons when scoring at least three goals.

"When they got (Borowiak's) goal and then they got one early in the second period on sort of a tip-in where we thought we should have at least cleared the zone, they hurt," Swan Valley coach Mike Leibinger said.

"It deflates your team, because you can always come in and it doesn't matter what the shots on goal are, as long as the score is there."

Austin Vickrey, who went 11 games without a goal, scored his third in the last two games on the power play to make it 4-1 at 8:34 of the second. Jonah Spurlin scored with 4:26 left in the game to put Powers up 5-1.

Cody Rogers had both goals for Swan Valley (23-4), including a shorthanded goal with 10.3 seconds left in the game to complete the scoring. His first goal was at 3:45 of the first period, tying the game just 21 seconds after Spencer Irvin of Powers opened the scoring.

Powers outshot Swan Valley, 34-9.

It was the 26th regional championship for Powers, tying East Kentwood for second on the state's all-time list. Trenton was going for his 29th regional championship Saturday night against Saline.

"It's always nice to win the regional championship; you get to keep playing," Perry said. "We had three goals at the beginning of the year: Big Nine, regional and state championship. So, we've got two of the three. Obviously, the last one is the hardest one to get. We want to be the first team to get a state championship for Genesee County."

Powers (22-4-1) will play in the state quarterfinals at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday at The Summit in Dimondale against Mattawan, which won its first regional title by beating Grand Rapids Catholic Central, 6-2.